Luckily, ski resorts tend to put a lot of time and thought into their trail maps to help skiers get around and stick to ...

Niehues, 65, is the man behind the trail map. His hand-painted panoramas have been reproduced into millions of pocket-sized maps handed out by ski resorts in North America, Japan, Korea, China ...

Ski map illustrator James Niehues has hand-painted 200 ski resort trail maps collated in his new compilation book 'Man behind the Maps.' Author: Eugene Buchanan. Sep 14, 2020 7:06 PM EDT.

It wasn’t until the late ’80s that Niehues first ventured into the ski world. “I went over to see Bill Brown, he was a trail map illustrator at that time, hoping to just get a job or maybe ...

Over on the Google Lat / Long blog, Google Maps announced new feature that overlays lifts and trail maps for 38 major ski areas in the U.S., available from Google Maps using your Android device or ...

The name “James Niehues” may not strike home immediately, but if you’re a skier, you’ve undoubtedly held his work. Niehues has painted roughly 255 ski trail maps, for 175 different resorts, including ...

Winter is almost over, but that isn’t stopping Google from expanding its list of ski runs on Google Maps. Just over a month after its last update, Google today announced that it has added trail ...

James Niehues, the artist behind the iconic ski trail maps, recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to back his upcoming coffee table book of work. The campaign has now raised more than $590,000.

Ski Trail Map Painter. James Niehues, 60, resort and panoramic illustrator, Loveland, Colo. Interview by Armin Harris. February 27, 2006: 2:57 PM EST ...

LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — If you've ever gone skiing at an unfamiliar resort without getting lost, chances are you have James Niehues to thank. Niehues, 65, is the man behind the trail map. His ...

Colorado native James Niehues has defined the ski map genre for 30 years. Recently, fans of his crowdfunded $590,000 for a coffee table book.

LOVELAND, Colo. – If you’ve ever gone skiing at an unfamiliar resort without getting lost, chances are you have James Niehues to thank. Niehues, 65, is the man behind the trail map. His hand-painted ...